Dumping-cart



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No. 440,580. Patented Nov. 11, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES-SPIESS, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

DUMPlNG-CART.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 440,580, dated November11, 1890.

Application filed July 18, 1890- Qerial No. 359,236. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES SPIEss, a citizen of the United States,residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented certainnew and usefullmprovements in Upsetting Dumping-Oarts, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to an upsetting dumping-cart for hauling variousmaterials.

The invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1isa side elevation of the cart, showing the body in the upright normalposition. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a sideelevation showing the body in the upset or dumping position. Fig. 4shows two views of one of the rollers that act when the body is upset.Fig. 5shows two views of the spring dooncatch.

The axleA is of that form which are termed crank-axles that is, themiddle of the axle a, on which the body rests, is on a much lower planethan the arms a of the axle.

The wheels B are of ordinary construction, and the body or box 0occupies the space between the two axle-arms a. This box is slightlytapering, being smaller at the bottom 1) than at the top. At the topsides it has a flaring or inclined side-board d and at the front a doore, secured to the bottom by hinges f, and when closed held at each sideby a spring-catch g, which is made fast to the sides of the body-box.For some purposes or some material in loading or unloading this frontdoor is desirable.

A caster-wheel H is secured to the bottom at the rear end of thebox,anda suitable handle-bar I is made fast to the rear of the box nearthe top. A grip loop-handle 9 is also at the rear near the bottom toassist in upsetting and restoring the box or body to its uprightposition. Another loop-handle 7c is on the exterior of the bottom of thebox to assist after the box has been dumped in dragging the cart back torelieve the box of the load.

The front door e extends only part way up the front of the body-box, andthe sides Z of said box from the top of the door to and including theflaring side-boards d haveinclined front edges Z, which when the box hasbeen upset take position above the ground or the floor whereon the cartmay be standing. Attached to the box sides at these inclined front edgesZ are rollers on, one roller at each side. These rollers on projectbeyond the inclined front edge of the bodybox, and when the box has beenupset, as in Fig. 3, said rollers come in contact with the floor at apoint sufficiently in front of that Where the wheels B are in contactwith the floor to support the body-box and keep it from dragging on thefloor. These rollers m on the inclined front edges are thus a veryuseful adjunct to the cart-body.

This cart is light-running, is easily dumped, and may be drawn or run byhand or by animals.

The cart is adapted for many uses which are unnecessary to enumeratehere.

Havin g described my invention, '1 claim- 1. A dumping-cart'having incombination' a crank-axle A, a body-box having flaring side-boards atthe top and said box occupying space between the two arms of thecrankaxle, a caster-wheel secured to the body-box, and a hand-bar l.

2. A dumping-cart having in combination a crank-axle, a body-box havinga front door e,hinged to the bottom and occupying the space between thetwo arms of the crank-axle, and a caster-wheel secured to the body-boxat the rear.

3. A dumping-cart having in combination a crank-axle A, a body-boxhaving sides I, which have inclined front edges Z, a roller m, securedto and projecting beyond each of said inclined front edges, and acaster-wheel H, secured to the body-box at the rear.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

CHARLES SPIESS.

WVitnesses:

A. O. BABENDREIER, JNo. T. MADDOX.

